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Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The Art of Reading is about the wonderful feeling of engaging with a novel or short story on all levels and learning how artful readers think about and approach the works they read. Whether you're someone who loves curling up with a good book, a writer who is looking for insights into how to get inside your readers' minds, or a student who wants to contribute to class discussions, there's something for you to find in this course. 24-lecture course...
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Delve further into the history and culture of Sicily in this lesson. Study the plural forms of nouns, and how numbers are spoken in Italian. Practice both elements using an imaginary dialogue concerning a Sicilian literary character. Learn how to describe people, places, and things with adjectives; how adjectives reflect gender and number; and practice describing a Renaissance painting.
7) Washington
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Features video essays about the people, places and culture of the state of Washington. Includes visits to Washington's volcanoes (Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens), the Olympic National Park, the Hoh Rain Forest, the Pacific coastline with fishing off Westport and sand castle competition at Long Beach, firefighters at Hanford, the vast prairies and farmland, creative artists and photographers, unique cities and towns, and the massive Cascade mountain...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In 1988 David Hockney -- painter, graphic artist, photographer, stage designer, writer -- had a major retrospective at the Tate Gallery. Author and presenter Melvyn Bragg met with Hockney at what is now Tate Britain to film an interview for The South Bank Show. Since he burst on to the art scene in the mid-1960s, Hockney has become one of the most successful modern British painters and also a popular personality, known for his passionate and skilled...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
For the five years between 1908 and 1913, DW Griffith directed some 450 films for the Biograph Company, delivering at a rate of two or three films per week. These films, one and two reels in length, are sometimes regarded as apprentice works, films in which Griffith borrowed, invented, and perfected the forms and techniques that he later used to such memorable effects in The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Way Down East (1920), Orphans...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
For the five years between 1908 and 1913, DW Griffith directed some 450 films for the Biograph Company, delivering at a rate of two or three films per week. These films, one and two reels in length, are sometimes regarded as apprentice works, films in which Griffith borrowed, invented, and perfected the forms and techniques that he later used to such memorable effects in The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Way Down East (1920), Orphans...
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Bon: Mustang to Menri tells the story of Asonam, a 10 yr. old boy, who made a journey from his homeland, the ancient kingdom of Mustang (now part of Nepal) to Menri Monastery in Northern India. There Asonam made the commitment to become a Geshe, equivalent to a PhD, and after 13 additional years of education in languages, philosophy, debate, and Bon traditions he achieved this goal. Decades after leaving his village, Asonam returns with the education,...
13) Wyoming
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Features video essays about the people, places and culture of the state of Wyoming. Includes visits to Yellowstone park, the first national park; "Devil's Tower, " the first national monument; Jackson Hole; "Old West Days" celebration; the Snake river; Thermopolis Hot Springs, the third largest tourist attraction in Wyoming; Dubois, a community turned from Cowtown to artists haven; Cheyenne, the capitol; the world's largest coal mine; and the town...
15) First blood
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Ultimate edition.
Language
English
Description
A mentally unstable Vietnam vet has a one-man war with the police force of a small town after they abuse him. Includes a never-before-seen alternate suicide ending, deleted scenes and commentary with Sylvester Stallone.
17) Kansas
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Discoveries-- America, a fresh look at the remarkable, unique & culturally diverse USA, includes video essays about people, places, cultures & the beauty of various states."--Container.
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